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1951 Chicago Bears
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Record: 7-5-0, Finished 4th in NFL National Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 286 points (23.8/g), 4th of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 282 points (23.5/g), 8th.
Differential of 4 points (0.3/g), 6th.
Expected W-L: 6.1-5.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +7 (0.6/g), 3rd.
Coached by George Halas (7-5-0)
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1951 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Johnny Lujack* | 26 | 3 | 8 | 85 for 176, 1,295 yards, 8 td, 8 int, & 47 rushes for 171 yards and 7 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 1946 |
| QB | Steve Romanik | 27 | 1 | 5 | 43 for 101, 791 yards, 3 td, 9 int, & 12 rushes for 23 yards and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 36th pick / 1950 |
| FB | Fred Morrison | 25 | 1 | 0 | 29 rushes for 96 yards, 0 td, & 1 catch for -3 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 10th pick / 1950 |
| FB | John Dottley* | 23 | Rook | 0 | 127 rushes for 670 yards, 3 td, & 14 catches for 225 yards and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 24th pick / 1950 |
| LH | George Gulyanics | 30 | 4 | 0 | 105 rushes for 403 yards, 4 td, & 13 catches for 146 yards and 0 td | |
| LH | Chuck Hunsinger | 26 | 1 | 0 | 73 rushes for 369 yards, 3 td, & 6 catches for 59 yards and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 3rd pick / 1950 |
| RH | Julie Rykovich | 28 | 4 | 0 | 83 rushes for 399 yards, 4 td, & 6 catches for 133 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 14th pick / 1946 |
| LE | John Hoffman | 26 | 2 | 0 | 28 catches for 394 yards, 2 td, & 1 rush for -3 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 5th / 49th pick / 1949 |
| LT | George Connor*+ | 26 | 3 | 0 | New York Giants / 1st / 5th pick / 1946 |
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| LG | Dick Barwegan*+ | 30 | 4 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | Bos/Bkn Yanks/Tigers / 6th / 44th pick / 1945 |
| C | Bulldog Turner* | 32 | 11 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 7th pick / 1940 |
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| RG | Wash Serini | 29 | 3 | 0 | ||
| RT | Paul Stenn | 33 | 9 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RE | Gene Schroeder | 22 | Rook | 0 | 24 catches for 461 yards, 3 td, & 1 rush for 4 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 12th pick / 1951 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Bill Wightkin | 24 | 1 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 79th pick / 1949 |
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| LDT | Fred Davis | 33 | 10 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 25th pick / 1941 |
| MG | Bob Moser | 23 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 4th / 47th pick / 1951 |
| RDT | Ray Bray* | 34 | 12 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 9th / 76th pick / 1939 |
| RDE | Ed Sprinkle* | 28 | 7 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| LLB | George Blanda | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 12th / 119th pick / 1949 |
| RLB | Stu Clarkson | 32 | 9 | 0 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 22nd / 200th pick / 1942 |
| LDH | J.R. Boone | 26 | 3 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 22nd / 203rd pick / 1948 |
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| RDH | Billy Stone | 26 | 2 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 12th / 120th pick / 1949 |
| LS | Don Kindt | 26 | 4 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 11th pick / 1947 |
| RS | Al Campana | 25 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | George Blanda | 24 | 2 | 0 | 6 of 17 field goals & 26 of 26 extra points | Chicago Bears / 12th / 119th pick / 1949 |
| P | Fred Morrison | 25 | 1 | 0 | 57 punts for a 39.1 average, 1 blocked | Chicago Bears / 1st / 10th pick / 1950 |
| PR | Wilford White | 23 | Rook | 0 | 14 punt returns for a 9.4 average and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 36th pick / 1951 |
| KR | Brad Rowland | 23 | Rook | 0 | 15 kick returns for a 23.3 average and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 5th / 60th pick / 1951 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Dick Barwegan*+ | 30 | G | 12 | 0 | 227 | 6-1 | Purdue | 12/25/1921 | 4 | Bos/Bkn Yanks/Tigers / 6th / 44th pick / 1945 |
| 22 | George Blanda | 24 | QB | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 9/17/1927 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 12th / 119th pick / 1949 |
| 57 | J.R. Boone | 26 | E-HB | 10 | 0 | 162 | 5-8 | Tulsa | 7/28/1925 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 22nd / 203rd pick / 1948 |
| 82 | Ray Bray* | 34 | G-DG | 12 | 0 | 237 | 6-0 | North Carolina,Western Michigan | 2/1/1917 | 12 | Chicago Bears / 9th / 76th pick / 1939 |
| 10 | Al Campana | 25 | DB-HB | 2 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Youngstown State | 2/25/1926 | 1 | |
| 31 | Stu Clarkson | 32 | LB-C | 11 | 0 | 217 | 6-2 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 7/4/1919 | 9 | Chicago Bears / 22nd / 200th pick / 1942 |
| 81 | George Connor*+ | 26 | T-LB-DT-G | 12 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Holy Cross,Notre Dame | 1/21/1925 | 3 | New York Giants / 1st / 5th pick / 1946 |
| 89 | Les Cowan | 26 | DT-DE | 9 | 0 | 235 | 6-5 | McMurry | 12/24/1925 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 9th / 116th pick / 1950 |
| 24 | Fred Davis | 33 | T-DT | 12 | 0 | 244 | 6-3 | Alabama | 2/15/1918 | 10 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 25th pick / 1941 |
| 40 | Frank Dempsey | 26 | LB-MG-G-T | 12 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Florida | 5/27/1925 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 13th / 166th pick / 1950 |
| 34 | John Dottley* | 23 | FB | 12 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Mississippi | 8/25/1928 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 24th pick / 1950 |
| 39 | George Gulyanics | 30 | HB | 12 | 0 | 198 | 6-0 | Alabama | 6/11/1921 | 4 | |
| 14 | Wayne Hansen | 23 | LB-C-G-T | 12 | 0 | 231 | 6-2 | Texas-El Paso | 10/6/1928 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 76th pick / 1950 |
| 29 | John Hoffman | 26 | HB-FB-E-LB | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Arkansas | 12/8/1925 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 49th pick / 1949 |
| 46 | Chuck Hunsinger | 26 | HB | 12 | 0 | 188 | 6-0 | Florida | 7/25/1925 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 3rd pick / 1950 |
| 20 | Jim Keane | 27 | E-DE | 12 | 0 | 217 | 6-4 | Iowa,Northwestern | 1/11/1924 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 18th / 182nd pick / 1945 |
| 6 | Don Kindt | 26 | DB-FB-HB | 12 | 0 | 207 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 7/2/1925 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 11th pick / 1947 |
| 32 | Johnny Lujack* | 26 | QB-DB | 12 | 8 | 186 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 1/4/1925 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 1946 |
| 15 | Fred Morrison | 25 | FB-HB | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 10/7/1926 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 10th pick / 1950 |
| 55 | Bob Moser | 23 | C | 12 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Pacific | 12/26/1928 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 4th / 47th pick / 1951 |
| 58 | Ed Neal | 33 | MG-C-G-T | 4 | 0 | 285 | 6-4 | LSU,Ouachita Baptist,Tulane | 12/31/1918 | 6 | |
| 37 | Red O'Quinn | 26 | DB-E | 2 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Wake Forest | 9/7/1925 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 31st pick / 1949 |
| 12 | Steve Romanik | 27 | QB | 12 | 5 | 190 | 6-1 | Villanova | 5/27/1924 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 36th pick / 1950 |
| 86 | Brad Rowland | 23 | HB | 12 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | McMurry | 7/14/1928 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 5th / 60th pick / 1951 |
| 11 | Julie Rykovich | 28 | HB-DB | 12 | 0 | 204 | 6-2 | Illinois,Notre Dame | 4/6/1923 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 14th pick / 1946 |
| 88 | Gene Schroeder | 22 | E-DB | 12 | 0 | 192 | 6-3 | Virginia | 3/3/1929 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 1st / 12th pick / 1951 |
| 23 | Wash Serini | 29 | DG-G-T | 12 | 0 | 236 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 3/11/1922 | 3 | |
| 7 | Ed Sprinkle* | 28 | DE-E-G-LB | 12 | 0 | 206 | 6-1 | Hardin-Simmons,Navy | 9/3/1923 | 7 | |
| 68 | Jerry Stautberg | 22 | G-LB | 3 | 0 | 228 | 6-2 | Cincinnati | 4/6/1929 | Rook | |
| 35 | Paul Stenn | 33 | T | 12 | 0 | 242 | 6-2 | Villanova | 7/12/1918 | 9 | |
| 5 | Billy Stone | 26 | HB-DB | 12 | 0 | 191 | 6-0 | Bradley | 10/25/1925 | 2 | Chicago Cardinals / 12th / 120th pick / 1949 |
| 66 | Bulldog Turner* | 32 | C-T-LB-G | 12 | 0 | 237 | 6-1 | Hardin-Simmons | 3/10/1919 | 11 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 7th pick / 1940 |
| 33 | Wilford White | 23 | HB | 6 | 0 | 172 | 5-9 | Arizona State | 9/26/1928 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 36th pick / 1951 |
| 53 | Bill Wightkin | 24 | T-DE-E | 10 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 7/28/1927 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 79th pick / 1949 |
| 9 | Bob Williams | 21 | QB | 8 | 0 | 197 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 1/2/1930 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 1st / 2nd pick / 1951 |
| Team Total | 26.7 | 12 | 214.0 | 6-1.5 | 3.2 |